The Mars Volta - Live in Seattle, Washington
October 05th, 2005 @
KeyArena
opening for System of a Down
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Show Recording(s)
Recording Information:
Taper: lavatinge
Source: Core Sound Binaurals > Battery box w/bass rolloff > Sony MZ-RH10 (in Hi-MD PCM mode) > USB > Sonic Stage 3.2 > WAV > Cool Edit Pro 1.2a (editing and tracking) > T-RackS 2.0 (EQ and compression) > FLAC Frontend Level 8
Notes:
* Recorded from the middle of the crowd, just right of center about 50-60 feet from the stage, and 30-40 feet under the PA stacks suspended above the stage. I hoped this location would give the best balance between the PA mix and the wall of Orange amps on stage, but I couldn’t avoid the boominess of a big arena.
* A mosh pit broke out about halfway through their set and I got jostled around a bit, causing some dropouts in the right channel when someone bumped me. I attempted to cover these up using Cool Edit, but they’re still noticeable, though not nearly as harsh as they were before the edits.
* EQ-ed down some unwelcome loud talking and some impatient SOAD fans near the end of the show, but you can still hear ’em a bit.
* EQ and light compression in T-Racks to tame some of the bass heavy boom of Key Arena, then back to Cool Edit for tracking.How to Help:
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